CCblogs NetworkOf course Atticus Finch is a racist By David Henson July 19, 2015ShareShare on TwitterShare on FacebookEmail to a friendPrint Of course Atticus Finch was a racist. Atticus didn’t defend Tom Robinson because he was some great advocate for racial justice, but because it was his duty to the law and a judge forced him to. Atticus believed in the law first, not in equality.